With explosive tension and masterful suspense, "A Handful of Kings"
is a page-turning thriller about what really happens in the world
of espionage, by an insider who has lived it.
American diplomat Vicky Sorrell learns the hard way that all is
fair in love -- and espionage. "A Handful of Kings, " the latest
novel by prolific author and former foreign service officer Mark
Jacobs, follows Vicky's fast-paced tour of duty -- one where she
must decide who the bad guys are, who is lying, and who just might
be telling the dangerous truth.
Vicky is changing her life. She is leaving the foreign service
and her lover at the same time. But before she departs the U.S.
embassy in Madrid for home, a well-known American writer shows up
with a strange request. Vicky knows that what the writer wants from
her is not necessarily what he is asking. But curiosity leads her
to play along, and she is quickly drawn into the murky underground
of terrorists and spies into which the writer himself has been
reluctantly led. The track she takes is full of wrong turns. And at
the end of the tunnel, it's not light she sees but an unspeakable
threat to people she loves.
Recalling Graham Greene in "The Comedians, " Jacobs weaves an
engrossing story that takes place over three continents and
illuminates the unexpected ways people betray and defend one
another and, ultimately, how they learn to love.
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2007 |
First published: |
June 2007 |
Authors: |
Mark Jacobs
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4165-6814-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
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LSN: |
1-4165-6814-X |
Barcode: |
9781416568148 |
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